Music History Resource Guide

Writing about music poses questions about how to use musical terminology, how and when to cite sources, what information to give for musical examples, and where to find resources.

Writing guides on music

See D. Kern Holoman, Writing about Music (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008), Jonathan Bellman, A Short Guide to Writing about Music, 2nd ed. (New York: Longman, 2007), and E. Eugene Helm and Albert T. Luper, Words and Music (Valley Forge: European American Music, 1982).